1950 Kansas City Blues Roster
Team Record: 54-99
Finished 8th in the AA
Manager: Joe Kuhel (54-99)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 147,320, Avg. 1,926
The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1950 season with a record of 54 wins and 99 losses, finishing eighth in the AA.
The Blues plated 638 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 860 runs, most in the league. Hank Workman paced Kansas City with 23 home runs, while Fenton Mole walloped 15 or more, too. Hank Workman drove in 88 runs. Gene Valla led all regular batters by connecting at a .290 clip. Wally Hood and Lew Burdette topped the team with 7 wins each, and Dave Madison recorded a 4.5 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1950 Kansas City Blues who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dain Clay, Wally Hood, Paul Hinrichs, Billy Martin, Culley Rikard, Hank Foiles, Herb Plews, Hank Workman, Mickey Witek, Jerry Snyder, Duane Pillette, Roy Jarvis, Bill Virdon, Junior Wooten, Bill Renna, Fenton Mole, Sid Schacht, Bob Keegan, Harry Schaeffer, Bill Drescher, Spec Shea, Lew Burdette, Bob Cerv, Bobby Kline, Archie Wilson, Al Pilarcik, Tom Gorman, Bob Porterfield, Dave Madison, Johnny Mize, Jim Gleeson, Leo Thomas, Whitey Ford and Pete Gebrian.
Joe Kuhel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Atkinson | R | July 6, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Lew Burdette | R | R | November 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | Nitro, WV US |
| Bob Cerv | R | R | May 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Weston, NE US |
| Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
| Wes Curtis | R | R | December 27, 1929 | 6'4" | 205 | Jasper, TX US |
| Art DelDuca | R | R | June 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Methuen, MA US |
| Bill Drescher | L | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | Congers, NY US |
| John Fitzgerald | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Hank Foiles | R | R | June 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 195 | Richmond, VA US |
| Whitey Ford | L | L | October 21, 1928 | 5'10" | 178 | New York, NY US |
| Pete Gebrian | R | R | August 10, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Jim Gleeson | S | R | March 5, 1912 | 6'1" | 191 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Tom Gorman | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Paul Hinrichs | R | R | August 31, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Marengo, IA US |
| Wally Hood | R | R | September 24, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roy Jarvis | R | R | June 7, 1926 | 5'9" | 160 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Bob Keegan | R | R | August 4, 1920 | 6'2" | 207 | Rochester, NY US |
| Bobby Kline | R | R | January 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
| Bob Landeck | R | R | May 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Blue Island, IL US |
| Dave Madison | R | R | February 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooksville, MS US |
| Billy Martin | R | R | May 16, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Malcolm Mick | L | February 28, 1923 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Johnny Mize | L | R | January 7, 1913 | 6'2" | 215 | Demorest, GA US |
| Fenton Mole | L | L | June 14, 1925 | 6'1" | 200 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Joe Muffoletto | R | June 21, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Olson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Al Pilarcik | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN US |
| Duane Pillette | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Herb Plews | L | R | June 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Helena, MT US |
| Joe Polich | R | March 20, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bob Porterfield | R | R | August 10, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Newport, VA US |
| George Prigge | R | August 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Hugh Radcliffe | R | R | November 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Valley, GA US |
| Bill Renna | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'3" | 218 | Hanford, CA US |
| Culley Rikard | L | R | May 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 183 | Oxford, MS US |
| Sid Schacht | R | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Bogota, NJ US |
| Harry Schaeffer | L | L | June 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Spec Shea | R | R | October 2, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Naugatuck, CT US |
| Jerry Snyder | R | R | July 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Jenks, OK US |
| Odie Strain | R | August 3, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Decatur, IL US | |
| Leo Thomas | R | R | July 26, 1923 | 5'11" | 178 | Turlock, CA US |
| Gene Valla | R | September 3, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bill Virdon | L | R | June 9, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | Hazel Park, MI US |
| Archie Wilson | R | R | November 25, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Mickey Witek | R | R | December 19, 1915 | 5'10" | 170 | Luzerne, PA US |
| Clarence Wojtowicz | R | September 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Chicopee, MA US | |
| Bill Woop | L | L | September 13, 1923 | 6'1" | 210 | New York, NY US |
| Junior Wooten | R | L | January 16, 1924 | 5'11" | 160 | Pelzer, SC US |
| Hank Workman | L | R | February 5, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
